“Midway through the argument… Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. — who is known to write out his opinions in long hand with pen and paper instead of a computer — asked what the difference was ‘between email and a pager?'” [DC Dicta, via Political Wire]

Isn’t that sweet? Natasha Narula got all dolled up in a princess dress to take her daughter to Disneyland Paris. But when they reached the gates of the Gauloises Kingdom, they were taken aside by, um — okay, let’s choose Jafar — who told Mum she could take her copyright-infringing outfit somewhere else:

‘Being pulled aside by the security team was so humiliating,’ she said. ‘They said to me, ‘‘You can’t get in here looking like that’’. I was wearing a silly, puffy-sleeved wedding dress with a birthday badge and Mickey Mouse ears. I hardly looked like Princess Belle from Beauty and the Beast.’

Please, don’t judge: Mum bought the “totally hideous wedding dress” for twenty quid at Oxfam. She knows it was tacky. That was the point.

Perhaps she should have tried Jessica Rabbit instead. Looks like she could rock a glittering bustier.

‘Princess’ banned from Disneyland over dress [Metro UK, via LuxMentis]

Which Disney Villain Are You? [BrainFall]

“Disclosure reports examined by TPMmuckraker show that Robert Donald, a Las Vegas retiree, was the sole contributor to the ‘Ensign for Senate’ committee between January and March. Donald gave two separate $25 contributions.” [TPM]

Speaking of Myron Floren, and in honor of 4/20, we proudly present Gail and Dale in a heartfelt rendition of the modern spiritual “One Toke Over the Line”.

What? 4/20 was yesterday? Shit, who runs their life by a calendar? Fucking fascists.

[via Sully]

“An anal vibrator believed to be a bomb caused the California Highway Patrol to briefly evacuate its South Lake Tahoe area office on April 7.” [Tahoe Daily Tribune, via LuxMentis]

Constantin Film, the German production company responsible for Der Untergang (“Downfall”), is starting to take down the gazillion or so YouTube Hitler parodies for copyright infringement. Probably including the gazillion or so new YouTube Hitler parodies denouncing its decision. [TechCrunch]

Our guest columnist is California State Senator Leland Yee, writing in the form of a press release. Asterisks have been replaced in the interest of full transparency.

The controversy surrounding an upcoming Sarah Palin event at California State University Stanislaus and calls for greater transparency from Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) has spurred several racist and homophobic phone calls to Yee’s office and even a fax threatening the Senator’s life.

An expletive-laden fax received yesterday in the Senator’s San Francisco and Sacramento offices says, “To: JoBama Rectum Sniffer Fish Head Leland Yee” and then in all capital letters, “WERE YOU TO EXTRACT YOUR HEAD FROM TREASONOUS MARXIST NIGGER HUSSEIN OBAMA’S RECTUM, YOUR BRAIN WOULD STILL FUNCTION AT ITS PRESENT MUCH DIMINISHED LEVEL BUT AT LEAST THE NIGGER SHIT SMELL WOULD EVENTUALLY DISSIPATE.”

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